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I just wrote a paper in one of my classes about the Iran hostage crisis in 1979. I'm actually surprised how little I knew about it before reading all about it in a book. It seems so unreal that it happened and lasted 444 days... Walter Cronkite with his daily reminder of how many days it had been since it started... I felt especially bad for Jimmy Carter. He got criticized for being a poor leader (which he kinda was) but based on what I read, it would seem to be a near impossible situation to navigate for any president. What a crazy time in America, and that's not even discussing all the domestic issues then.
I want to hear what LPSGers who were around in '79 have to say about the whole thing - what you recall, how you felt as it went on, or whatever you want to share. If something like this went down today, I can't even imagine what it would be like with the way media has evolved. I would think something like the Boston bombing coverage every day for more than a year.
I want to hear what LPSGers who were around in '79 have to say about the whole thing - what you recall, how you felt as it went on, or whatever you want to share. If something like this went down today, I can't even imagine what it would be like with the way media has evolved. I would think something like the Boston bombing coverage every day for more than a year.